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The Bakersfield Californian

Tuesday, Feb 11, 2014

A Kern County deputy public defender accused of trying to smuggle a cell phone to an inmate at Lerdo jail will not face criminal charges." Attorney H.A. Sala who represents the deputy public defener said, "I expected this from the beginning because I was familiar with the evidence and there was no basis for any allegation of wrongdoing and certainly not for any criminal charges!"